93 new COVID-19 cases emerge in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that 93 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province during the past 24 hours.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in a statement said that 569 new tests were conducted on Sunday (today) and 93 of them turned to be positive.

Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Law Murtaza Wahab in a post on his Twitter account said “So far, 13,309 tests have been conducted for the COVID-19 and 1,411 of them turned to be positive.”

He further said that 389 of the diagnosed patients recovered and discharged from different hospitals in the province. He said that 30 patients have died from novel COVID-19 across the province thus far.

The following information is relevant to assess the situation of #COVIDー19 in Sindh as of 12th April at 8 AM:

Total Tests 13309
Positive Cases 1411 (today 93)
Recovered Cases 389
Deaths 30

In the last 24 hours, 18 people have recovered from corona in Sindh

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) April 12, 2020

The provincial government is also set to enhance its coronavirus testing capacity as a consignment containing 50,000 new kits have reached the provincial capital.

According to details, the provincial government acquired these kits to build up its capacity to test more suspected patients of COVID-19 that has infected more than 1,411 people across the province with 30 deaths from the disease so far.